Martin-Gropius-Bau

Martin-Gropius-Bau, commonly known as Gropius Bau, is an important exhibition building in Berlin, Germany.

The exhibition rooms surround an imposing atrium decorated with mosaics and the coats of arms of German states by sculptor Otto Lessing.

Originally designed to house Berlin's Museum of Applied Arts, after World War I the building housed Berlin's Museum for Prehistory and Early History and the East Asian Art Collection.

The Martin-Gropius-Bau has exhibited works by Ai Weiwei, Walker Evans, Anish Kapoor, Johannes Itten and Paul Klee.

[2][3] Its central Berlin location, generous dimensions, and elaborate architectural decorations, not to mention the quality of its temporary exhibitions, have helped it become a major cultural and tourist attraction.